Home Sweet Home

After a freaking long journey crossing the Pacific Ocean, I finally arrived Malaysia. Spending two days in Genting Highland and two days in KL, I'm now back in Bintulu. It's like a small world, from 8000++ miles away from Sarawak and now, I'm here on Borneo Island.

The 13 hours and 40 minutes flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong was tiring. All I did were sleeping, eating, playing my PSP, etc. Sitting on the plane for that frigging long hours was really dreadful experience for me!

When I arrived Hong Kong at 6 in the morning, it was already very sunny and bright in HK (like Msia's 9-10am). HKIA was great, cool with free WiFi-internet access and as big as KLIA. As soon as I arrived HKIA, I went out from the arrival hall to terminal E1 to get my boarding pass for my next flight to KL. My friends waited for me in the arrival hall. Considering that I would be back to meet them up after getting my boarding pass, I asked my friends' help to take care of my two hand carry bags while I'm out to get my boarding pass.

After dealing with some fussy HK ticketing officers, I finally got my boarding pass and went to the arrival hall through the exit again. I knew I wasn't supposed to enter through that exit but I just screwed it. "Sir, I'm sorry, you can't enter. This is the arrival exit."...."yeah, I know that. I'm just gonna meet my friends and take my bags from them"..."I'm sorry...you can't...you have to make your way to the departure hall"...fine...

I went to the departure hall and went through all the security checks. After that, I tried to find ways to get into the arrival hall. As far as I know, I could actually get into the arrival hall when I enter the departure hall. However, I still could not find my way to the arrival hall after walking up and down the elevators and escalators. My last resort: I went to ask the security and she said there is no way I could get to the arrival hall from here. I told her I left my bags there and she said the only way I could get there was to contact my airline...wat the....

Screw it...I went to check my friend's next flight to KL. It was at terminal 62 and my terminal was 27. Thus, I walked all the way from terminal 27 to 62 and waited for my friends at the terminal. I decided to switch on my phone regardless of how pricey the international roaming was and called my friend. I told them to meet me at their terminal...I wasted my 2 hours in HKIA already and I'm very sure this month phone bill would be damn high...:(

When I met them at the terminal, I got back my two bags. I felt guilty because they had to carry my bags from the arrival hall to the terminal. I'm really sorry...

When my friends proceeded to their plane, I went to terminal 27 and I was told that the flight that I was about to take was delayed due to some technical probs. Damn...had to wait for another half an hour...So, MH075 flew to at 9.45am. Though, I was satisfied with the food on the plane....Nasi Lemak :) for my lunch...LOL

As MH075/CX1728 flight from Hong Kong landed on KLIA runway, my heart thumping wildly. After a while, the flight attendant made an announcement in Malay and then in English, "Kita telah pun tiba di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur, kepada penumpang dari luar negara, Selamat datang...kepada penumpang dari Malaysia, Selamat Pulang ke tanah air..." The feeling was awesome! I'm BACK HOME! I felt like wana shout on the plane. Quoting TE, the feeling was like " hugging all the Malaysians at the airport ", "Bang, saye dah balik"

It was great to meet family again after 9 months. Due to Jetlag, I slept early for the past few nights and woke up early for the pst few mornings. I didn't enjoy much in Genting though. I spent most of my time sleeping in the room.

My family n I flew back to Bintulu on Sunday, one day before Wesak Day. Now, I'm resting at home and I'm looking forward to meet more friends when they are back...:)

Johnny called me for breakfast when I was still sleeping at 9.30am this morning. He brought me Parkcity Mall top floor to eat. Nice eating place...my first time! then, he brought me to our high school to see how's the band doing. Felt elated to see them all again! Really miss my high school much...

The reason why I'm back??? Ask Alice...lazy to type here...:P

I'm NOT a freshman, NOT YET a sophomore

I had my last final exam, which was microeconomics, yesterday. The feeling is great. I had been waiting for this moment since January 2008 and finally, it has come!

Really can't wait to go back and eat my favorite food, Kolo Mee...

It has almost been one year since I last ate Kolo Mee...OMG!!!

But the bad thing is...

I have to endure the pain of being on the plane for 22 hours...flying from Indianapolis-Chicago-San Francisco-Hong Kong-KUL

Wah...It would be awesome if I could just sleep for 22 hours on the plane. Cause when I wake up, I would be in my homeland!!! wooohhoo...Kolo mee, see you there!

Tagged by Alice

1.Real name => Batholomew
2.Nickname => Bat, Betho, Batho
3.Married => No
4.Male or Female => male
5.Highschool => Bintulu
6.College => INTEC
7.Short or long hair => Short
8.Are you a health freak => No
9.Height => 5' 8''
10.Do you have a crush on someone =>Yes
11.Do you like yourself => Yes
12.Piercings => 0
13.Righty or Lefty => Lefty

FIRST'S
14. First surgery => None
15. First piercing(s) =>0
16. First person you see in the morning => My roommate
17. First award => Kindy
18. First sport you joined => can't remember...
19. First pet => dog
20. First vacation => can't remember...
21. First concert => can't remember...

CURRENTLY
23. Eating => Nothing
24. Drinking => Nothing
25. I'm about to => sleep

YOUR FUTURE
26. Want kids => yes, boy and girl
27. Want to get married => er..
28. Careers in mind => Electrical Engineer, Aero...

WHICH ONE IS BETTER
29. Lips or eyes => eyes
30. Hugs or kisses => hugs
31. Shorter or taller => taller
32. Romantic or spontaneous => romantic
33. Sensitive or loud => loud
34. Trouble maker or hesitant => trouble maker

HAVE YOU EVER
35. Kissed a stranger => no
36. Drank bubbles => huh?
37. Lost glasses/contacts => no
38. Ran away from home => no
39. Liked someone younger => dono..
40. Liked someone older => yes
41. Broken someone's heart => yes
42. Been arrested => no
43. Cried when someone died => can't remember...
44. Liked a friend => Yeah

DO YOU BELIEVE IN
45. Yourself => I think so
46. Miracles => sometimes
47. Heaven => yeah
48. Santa claus => maybe?? LOL
49. Angels => yeah

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY ~*
50. Is there one person you want to be with right now => yes
51. Do you believe in God => yes
52. Tag 5 people => BigBro, yikshien, Jsern, Karen and Ming Kai

Dead Week and Finals

This week is the dead week...

the week of stress, stress and stress...

I have three final exams this semester and everything will be over in less than a week from now.

Right now, I just feel like wana get this semester over and go back to my homeland. I wana go back and get back my own life; come back here and starts fresh.

Hope everything's going smoothly...

Random stuffs...

A week ago, I drove to Indianapolis to bring Adrian for a post-surgery check up in Methodist Hospital. He had the surgery during the Spring Break week and I kinda miss the car that I drove during the Spring Break because the 4WD was indeed cool! I LIKE! :P



It's a 4WD Mercury. Adrian rented it for 200USD for two days.

Well, I'm glad that the surgery went smoothly and now, his left knee is getting better.

Alright...that's not the main point...

After I brought him to the medical check up in Shelbourne Clinic, I got hungry and decided to get some Chinese foods nearby. We eventually found one Chinese restaurant nearby, China Hong Kong Buffet. Thanks to the GPS. As I drove along, we saw White Castle!!! LMAO...



This is another version of "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle"..."Adrian and Bat go to White Castle"

For some who don't get it, "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle" is actually a movie.

When we entered, we saw a lot of African Americans eating and even the workers were African Americans. That's why it was kinda awkward when we entered. The burgers were delicious although they were kinda small in size. I like it.

We then went to Macy's in Indianapolis. Walked for a while before went back to Purdue.

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A few weeks ago, the officers from Ministry of Education Malaysia and chancellors from UM, UKM, UPM, USM, and UiTM came to my university to have a dinner with the Malaysian students here in Purdue. Actually, they came to USA for some educational tour or something (if I'm not mistaken). They also came to see our newly build Discovery Park in my university.

We had a dinner with them at Rawls Hall around 8pm. They also gave a presentation about some education thingie.





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Microeconomics exam just over yesterday and I was kinda glad that I kinda did well in it. Winter has over and Spring is here...There are no more...





No more SNOW

Spring semester is going to end soon...Counting my days back to MALAYSIA...Kolo mee, Kampua mee, Bak kut teh... here I come :D

Friday Night Life

It was Friday night and I was so freaking bored that I went to play PS3-Winning Eleven before I off to do my essay in the computer lab. Since I had nothing to do, I suddenly thought of something funny to do...so, I went to disturb my friend in msn messenger...

Betho says:
amanda

Amanda says:
yes?

Betho says:
no?

Amanda says:
i dunno?

Betho says:
u know?

Amanda says:
maybe?

Betho says:
probably?

Amanda says:
mayhap?

Betho says:
perhaps?

Amanda says:
possibly?

Betho says:
in a possible manner

Amanda says:
in a probable manner

Betho says:
in a plausible manner

Amanda says:
a matter of chance

Betho says:
a matter of opportunity

Amanda says:
a matter of luck

Betho says:
a matter of fortune

Amanda says:
a matter of probability

Amanda says:
and now i am doing laundry

Amanda says:
see u in a bit

Betho says:
a matter of possibility

Betho says:
and now i am doing essay

Betho says:
see u in a while

Few minutes later....

Amanda says:
LOL

Betho says:
LMAO

Amanda says:
yeah ppl will be laughing their ass off reading our conversation

then...I continued doing my essay while envying my friends who were in Avril lavigne's concert in Chicago!!! Dang it!

Tagged

Instructions: Remove 1 question from below and add in your personal question, make it a total of 20 questions, then tag 8 people in your list, list them out at the end of this post.

1. At what age do you wish to marry?
I don't care...

2.If you can turn into anything, what do you wish you can turn into?
BAT

3.If you were stranded on an desert island, who are the 3 blog buddies you would take with you? Why?
Joyce - funny girl
Jaysern - he likes to sing
Vince - he always act cute

4.Where is the place that you want to go most?
Manchester!!!

5.If you have one dream to come true, what would it be?
Eating Kolo Mee and Kampua Mee in US

6.Do you believe in seeing the rainbow after the rain?
It is a FACT!

7.what are you afraid to lose the most right now?
FAMILY and FRIENDS

8.Do you want your first born child to be a girl or boy? Why?
I don't give a damn about this.

9.If you meet someone you love, would you confess to him/her?
why not? Are you expecting me to wait?

10.List out three good things of the person who tagged you.
Joyce
1. She likes making people laugh, which is a good thing
2. She can smile and laugh like nobody's business, which is ALSO a good thing
3. She is 150++ cm tall. LOLness

11. What are the requirements that you wish from your other half?
to be the same like my another half as well...

12.What type of person do you hate the most?
Homosexual.

13.What would you do if you won a million dollars?
Buy some sleeping pills.

14.What is your ambition?
good Samaritan

15.What would you wanna be after you're dead?
Homo-sapien

16. If you have a chance, which part of your character would you like to change?
IMPATIENT and over-sensitive

17.What would you most want to achieve right now?
4.00 GPA

18.What do you think is the most important thing in your life?
Health

19. If there’s one thing in your life you want to do but yet unable to, what would it be?
To be happy when I'm down

20. Among all the questions asked, which one do u like most? Why?
20, coz that's the last question.

I tag...
1) Bigbro
2) Jaysern
3) Vincent
4) Karen
5) Hussaini
6) Gloria
7) Eu Jeen
8) YikShien